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REEL 58 [DAT C25]
QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC Oct. 27, 1973
[0-tone][false take, 15"]
[n/a]
1. CONVERSATION WITH AMERICAN TOURISTS 0'45"
[ID 15 48:28]
2. CONVERSATION WITH ANOTHER GROUP OF TOURISTS 2'30"
Oct. 28, 1973
[ID 16 51:06]
3. AMBIENCE IN COURTYARD AND BASILICA BELLS 18'43"[0-tone]
[ID 17 1:10:23]
4. AMBIENCE IN COURTYARD AND BASILICA BELLS 8'26"
5. BELLS OF ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL 5'20"[false take, 7"]
[ID 19 1:24:44]
6. BELLS OF ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL 2'02"
[ID 20 1:26:50]
7. AMBIENCE INSIDE CATHEDRAL FOYER 3'41"
[ID 21 1:30:34]
8. BELLS OF ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL, 11 a.m. 2'54"
REEL 58 COMMENTARY
1. Very loud to-do. Then tourists are starting to climb stairs because elevator is closed. Echo on right channel throughout.2. Another group is finding out that elevator is closed, have to climb stairs. Joking around, etc.
3. Birds singing, faint rumble from city, distant conversation during first three minutes. Microphone noises (3'15"-3'45"). Distant train whistle (5'20"). Recordist very restless, does not seem to be able to stand still. This old part of the city is amazingly quiet. Airplane (6'50"-7'20"). Bells from Basilica ringing (7'00"-10'45") while plane is flying overhead. Birds are singing very actively at time of the ring. End of bell ring consists of very slow fade, until one bell is left and it disappears in ambience. Train (12'00"), one long blast. After bell stopped ringing no more birds singing. Train whistle (15'50") more distant. Birds start singing again (16'00").
4. Same. With birds singing at beginning. Some people laughing and talking throughout. Train whistle (2'25"), one long blast. Bells ringing (3'20"-7'15"), leaves rustling in courtyard.
5. Beginning of peal missing. Lots of traffic noise in foreground. Truck completely masks bells at one point (1'00"). Bells stop (4'40") as bus idles in foreground.
6. Beginning missing again. Traffic ambience not as loud, microphones are now in front of cathedral. Eight bells are ringing, in a major scale. Plane overhead at end.
7. Walking inside, good transition. Lots of talking inside. Bells ringing outside, but only momentarily audible. Lots of footsteps (2'00"). Door opening for short moment (3'10"). Bells clearer at end.
8. One complete peal, but short (ends 1'10"). Another bell ringing (1'20") in distance. Lots of traffic drowns out that bell occasionally.
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